Although Billy wasn't making much progress with Mana Shield, he was starting to understand mana better, and he also was training other monsters to send to other dungeons. Since they couldn't be seen or noticed, they needed some special stealth skills like invisibility. Flash wouldn't work since it only was useful on plain terrains. It was possible for his monsters to have such skills, but the mana consumption was high, so they would need some extra time developing that. It was kind of a pain, but the things he needed to consider and solve didn't have a clear and perfect answer. So, it always felt like he was only doing things to make the problems go away for a while.
In any case, it had been a while since anything troublesome happened, so he prayed every day that things would stay like that for at least two years. It was the time that Sarah would give birth, and the child would grow a little, after all. Maybe Billy could have solved the issues of time if he had been born with the powers of the summoner. Since he wasn't interested in world domination, his summons would be perfect to be dispatched to deal with the problems that might arise. Then again, he had just thought that his problems couldn't be solved that easily, so perhaps he was being naive while thinking along those lines...
"In any case, I am leveling up a lot lately… The skill points are piling up nicely," Billy thought while he checked his status. "Since I already covered my bases, soon I will be able to see the limits of the skill shop. I can't wait for that, but... I am starting to think that the last tier of skills will be something unusual."
Billy - Lv 344 46.000/ 288.000 EXP
HP: 2446/ 2446
MP: 4091/ 4091
SP: 1291/ 1291
Strength: 479 + 330
Speed: 363 + 330
Magic: 1108 + 525
Endurance: 142 + 330
Dexterity: 119
Status Points: 290
Skills: Body Enhancement Lv 11 (+ 10 UP),
Spells:Mana/EXP conversion Lv ∞, Exp Master Lv ∞, Mind Control Lv ∞, Telekinesis Lv ∞, Beastly Summoning Lv ∞, Absolute Summoning Link Lv ∞, Strength Support Lv 96 (+06 UP), Speed Support Lv 96 (+06 UP), Magic Support Lv 96 (+06 UP), Endurance Support Lv 96 (+06 UP), Dexterity Support Lv 96 (+06 UP), Wind Creation Lv 25 (+23 UP), Mana Shield Lv 45 (+ 14 UP), Mana Dominion Lv 31 (+ 30 UP),
Passive: Wind Resistance Lv 26 (+23 UP), Earth Resistance Lv 26 (+23 UP),
Skill Points: 595
It was hard to imagine Billy getting skills at the level of his own natural abilities or of the other reincarnated individuals. Still, he would welcome pretty much everything as long as it is useful.
Billy decided to take a break from his training since he was feeling a bit burnt out. It has been a while since he trained his magic so much, after all. No wonder he felt a bit tired of it. He arrived at the garden and saw his kids trying to mount their pets. Hector's wolf could carry him on his back, but it was a bit too soon for Christina falcon.
"Not yet, Christina," Billy said. "She isn't that strong yet."
"But Hector already rides his wolf," Christina protested.
"His wolf can't fly, and flying animals have weak legs, therefore, you have to be patient," Billy said.
"Yes…" Christina said, looking a bit down.
"Don't ride him for too long, Hector," Billy said. "If he gets hurt, you will feel bad."
"Okay, papa," Hector said.
It had been a while since Hector looked at Billy like he was a total stranger, so Billy was satisfied for the time being. He just had to be careful not to mess up somewhere, but avoiding landmines that might make children angry was easy. What was hard was to avoid landmines when they were teens.
In any case, they were almost four, so Billy wondered if he should start teaching them how to protect themselves. Since he already helped them awaken some passive skills and they have the summoned pets, they can plan during the whole day without getting tired, so training should be possible as well. Still, Billy didn't want to force them… While Larah took a liking to the bow, and those two copied what their mothers do most of the time, it was hard to say if they would like that.
"I just keep walking in circles while thinking about this, huh…" Billy thought while frowning. "Let's just play it safe and let them try many things before they can decide what path they should follow."
Billy talked with his wives about that. It was about time to teach Hector and Christina some things. While schools didn't exist in that world for kids, teachers existed, and instructors and masters of martial arts were also pretty standard. Thanks to Billy, in the future, magic teachers probably will become a part of that group.
"In any case, they are barely four as of now, so we shouldn't do anything too complex, just teaching them how to read, write, common sense, and things like how they should behave themselves slowly but on a daily basis should be fine," Billy said.
"While I think that isn't a bad idea, I thought that raising them more freely like us would be for the best," Kate said.
"That is true, but their background will be different from ours," Sarah added. "Also, the world is changing due to numerous reasons, so we should keep that in mind."
"I don't particularly like this idea, but as long as we don't go overboard with this education thing, I am fine with it," Natalie said.
Billy also agreed that being too strict when it comes to that wouldn't be good, so he decided to plan carefully in order to avoid problems. He would need to come up with a schedule that his kids would like and that would be able to help them grow and learn more.
